Many were disheartened by the "successful" petition to overturn Houston's Equal Rights Ordinance, or HERO, which protects LGBT+ individuals and other members of groups from discrimination. But now it appears signatures on the petition may have been forged.»1/13/15 10:03pm 1/13/15 10:03pm

Because he's a fraud. There I said it. They hate him because he's a fraud and when his advice is checked, it turns out that it's complete bullshit and that chewing saffron extract will do jack all to make you a leaner, meaner sex machine. Is anyone else surprised? »12/18/14 10:30pm 12/18/14 10:30pm

There is a time in every person's life when their dreams come crashing to the ground, shattering into tiny shards that can never be put back together, not even with bitter tears. For you, that day is today: The woman with three breasts is a fraud. Her mythical breasts a disgusting hoax. »9/23/14 5:15pm 9/23/14 5:15pm

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice and her husband Joe both pled guilty to fraud charges and other charges at Newark Federal Court on Tuesday after striking a plea deal with prosecutors. Teresa is facing 21 to 27 months in prison. »3/04/14 1:50pm 3/04/14 1:50pm

You probably didn't require this extra-special news bulletin to know that liaison-facilitator Ashley Madison revels in being a pit of sleaze and self-loathing, but here it is anyway: a Brazilian immigrant living in Toronto is suing the company, claiming that she permanently damaged her wrists typing up hundreds of… »11/10/13 3:30pm 11/10/13 3:30pm

Just a day after news broke of a lawsuit that alleges that earlier this year, undercover police arrested and detained a black teenager because a Barneys employee didn't believe he could afford a $350 belt, another black Barneys customer has claimed similar treatment. Barneys is apparently the department store… »10/24/13 11:50am 10/24/13 11:50am

He may not have killed anyone, but a Brooklyn man named Thomas Parkin has plenty in common with the infamous Psycho character Norman Bates. Parkin has just been convicted of fraud and ten other criminal charges for dressing up like his dead mother and collecting her social security checks. In the end, he stole about… »5/03/12 9:45pm 5/03/12 9:45pm

Today a grand jury in Orange County indicted 25-year-old Jessica Vega on a charge most unusual: lying about having terminal cancer so she could have a gigantic, free wedding. When Vega didn't die as promised, suspicions were aroused, her husband divorced her, and the bride found herself in trouble with the law. But… »4/10/12 6:15pm 4/10/12 6:15pm

An Australian woman has been fined after stealing more than $30,000 from Nigerian scammers who were running a fraudulent car sales website. I believe the customary punishment for people who con the con artists is to provide them with the cake of their choosing and three rounds of "For She's a Jolly Good Fellow," but I… »2/24/12 5:40pm 2/24/12 5:40pm

If you needed any more evidence that the Greek debt-crisis is threatening to throw the world into economic and social turmoil, here it is: British people have taken to puppy-killing. Or puppy-maiming, but either way you look at it, this story represents the next phase in series of global disasters preceding 2012's… »11/14/11 3:15pm 11/14/11 3:15pm

Ruth Madoff has apparently left her husband — DTMFA, if you will — imprisoned Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, according to tabloid reports of interviews with Madoff biographer and New York Times reporter Diana Henriques. »8/15/11 10:20am 8/15/11 10:20am

You know how one time in high school you made up a fake boy and IM'ed some girl you didn't like as "him" and asked her out on a date, but then you couldn't figure out how to keep things going so you just told her he moved to Florida? That, on a much grander scale, is what happened to Paula Bonhomme. »4/28/11 5:40pm 4/28/11 5:40pm

Today in crimes we didn't know existed: a California family has been charged with defrauding immigrants by pretending to perform marriages that would grant them citizenship. Instead, the fraudsters conducted fake ceremonies, sometimes marrying multiple people to the same spouse. »4/07/11 1:10pm 4/07/11 1:10pm

Good news? Some stores are now making it easier to return unwanted items. Bad news? They're doing it by employing proprietary tracking software that displays each shopper's entire return history. Meet the Return Activity Report. You probably already have one! »12/28/10 5:45pm 12/28/10 5:45pm

It's not much! Filings made in association with a $3.75 million lawsuit include the earnings statement of one of the plaintiffs, the Polish supermodel Anna Jagodzinska. That ledger tallies gigs for American Vogue, Vogue Paris, and an H&M campaign. »11/30/10 2:28pm 11/30/10 2:28pm